Profile

Lahore Transport Company (LTC) has been established under the provisions of Provincial Motor Vehicles Ordinance (Amendment) Act 2009 as an Urban Transport Company. Government of Punjab notified the company vide. No. SO (NTS) 2-88/2009 dated 1st Dec., 2009. LTC has been registered under section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984. LTC is primarily a regulation body which has been tasked to ensure a smooth running transport system in Lahore which will provide the commuters a safe, efficient and affordable transport service. LTC is expected to be a self sustaining organ of the Government of Punjab.

As per the provisions of the said ordinance, LTC is now the sole organ responsible for custody of all transport infrastructure in Lahore and its operations through a network of private operators. This infrastructure includes Bus Stops, Bus Shelters, Bus Bays, Bus Depots, Bus Terminals. The operational aspect includes service routes and the buses provided by and operated through a network of private operators.

LTC is managing the passenger services through a variety of transport vehicles covering High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) such as Buses and Low Occupancy Vehicles (LOV) such as Vans, Coasters, Hi-Ace, as well as certain approved Rickshaw models.

The organization is governed through a board of directors headed by Chairman Mr. Tasneem Noorani, former Secretary Interior, and well known for his success in planning Faisalabad Bus Transport Service. LTC is a lean organization headed by CEO Mr. Kim, who has a wide experience and a long list of achievements in urban transport planning field in Pakistan and abroad. Mr. Kim was the success behind launch of Daewoo intercity bus service in Pakistan. Mr. Kim has ensured that quality of human resource takes precedence over the quantity.

LTC comprises of 4 important wings,

1. Planning
2. Operations
3. Finance & Admin
4. Enforcement

Planning and Operation wings are supervised by General Manager Operations, Asad Rehman Gilani (DMG). Planning wing proposes and plans route alignments for all routes in the district after thorogh assessment of passenger needs of the route area. This wing also decides how much of a certain type of vehicle should be issued permits to ply for passengers on a route. Planning wing ensures that the interests of the commuters are always given primary consideration while allocating a certain route to a certain type of passenger transport vehicle. The wing consists of Deputy Managers, Planners and Surveyers.

Operations wing manages the availability and frequency of the permitted transport on routes through partnering
with transport operators as per the LTC plans. Operations wing supports and strengthens the management capabilities of these operators through constant counselling and training sessions for their management and field personnel. Operations wing also develops and maintains infrastructure required for smooth operations of the transport service. This wing consists of managers and engineers.

General Manager Enforcement, Fawad-ud-Din (SSP), is a PSP officer indcuted in LTC, for raising and managing a team of law enforcement officers, who are playing a key role in the success of the LTC operations. The segment enforces the writ of LTC over the transport plying on the roads, through its Transport Enforcement Officers who are empowered as law officers under Motor Vehicle Ordinance by the Government of Punjab. It is perceived that all past attempts at reformation of the urban transport services sector failed due to the absence of such regulation enforcement body. Enforcement officers follow an approved command hierarchy who apply the same law as the Traffic Wardens and inspectors, but primarily restricted to Public Service Vehicles (PSVs). The only time they are allowed to regulate a private vehicle is, when a private vehicle encroaches or illegally parks on LTC infrastructure i.e. Bus bays, Depots and Terminals.

Finance and Administration wings play an important role in administering the affairs of the entire office as well as planning for and ensuring the financial sustainabilty of the company. General Manager Finance, Adnan Mudassar is an experienced charter accountant who has earned his name as financial consltant with market leaders such as Deloitte Touche. GM Finance is the brain behind the financial models being developed for financial viability of transport operations and induction of modern buses in Lahore.

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